CHAPTER XXXV.
FINES.
Sec. 609. Use and collection of fines.
All fines imposed under any ordinance of the city shall be for
the use of the city. When imposed the offender may be committed
and the fines may be collected by execution directed to the
Chief of Police or Constable of the city and returnable in fifteen
days before the Police Justice. The officer levying shall sell the
article levied on, for cash, before the City Hall after three days
notice posted at the City Hall door.
Sec. 610. Failure to pay fine—imprisonment.
Any one against whom a fine is adjudged may be confined in
jail by the order of the Police Justice, or other magistrate imposing
the same, until such fine is paid; provided, that no term
of imprisonment for the non-payment of a fine shall exceed three
months.
Sec. 611. Fines—how paid to informer.
Although § 294 of these ordinances allows the informer in
certain cases to receive one-half of the cash fines collected, the
whole thereof shall go to the city, unless the informer makes
written claim to the Police Justice for such part of the fine at the
time the warrant or process is issued against the accused.
Sec. 612. Fines—when not provided for—how imposed.
In any of these ordinances where no specific penalty is stated,
any person or corporation violating the same shall be fined not
less than $1 nor more than $20 for each offense.
